A page of links, recommended reading, and strategies (to come) for students of the Crash Course in Type Selection workshops from Type West at Letterform Archive.
Learning
Analyzing Type
- How Typography Works, Fernand Baudin, 1989
- Size-Specific Adjustments to Type Designs, Tim Ahrens and Shoko Mugikura, 2014
- Reading Letters: Designing for Legibility, Sofie Beier, 2012
- The Anatomy of Type, Stephen Coles, 2012
- Evaluating the Quality of a Typeface, Indra Kupferschmid, 2021
- Making Geometric Type Work, Ian Moore, 2010
- Typeface Mechanics, Tobias Frere-Jones, 2015
- Typographic Illusions, Turning Type Sideways, Jonathan Hoefler, 2019
- Methods for memorizing typefaces, Stephen Coles, 2015
Choosing Type
- A Typeface is a Chair, Stephen Coles, 2013
- For Display Only, James Edmondson, 2017
- What’s the Use of “Fonts In Use”?, Stephen Coles, 2016
- Using Type in the Digital Realm, Indra Kupferschmid, 2016
- How to Choose the Right Typeface, Veronika Burian and José Scaglione, 2020
- Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Typeface, Michael Bierut, 2007
- What criteria are used when choosing typefaces?, Thierry Blancpain on Quora, 2013
- How do you pick the best font?, Carolina de Bartolo on Quora, 2015
- Type Trends, Stephen Coles on Quora
- Alternatives to Classic Typefaces, Stephen Coles & FontShop
Mixing Type
- The Value of Multi-Typeface Design, Bethany Heck, 2016
- The Value of Multi-Typeface Design, Bethany Heck, 2017
- Type Connection, Aura Weiner, 2012
- Typographic Doubletakes, Jonathan Hoefler
- How to Use Clashing Fonts, Jonathan Hoefler
Licensing Type
- “Whose Font Is It, Anyway?” …Exploring the Business & Licensing of Type, Christopher Slye, 2017
- EULAs (End User License Agreements) with useful explanations: Commercial Type, DJR, Fontspring
Using Type (Typography fundamentals, start with the first three!)
- Inside Paragraphs, Cyrus Highsmith, 2012
- Detail in Typography, Jost Hochuli, 1987–2015
- Shaping Text, Jan Middendorp, 2012
- Practical Typography, Matthew Butterick, 2010–2020
- Thinking with Type, Ellen Lupton, 2004, 2010
- Stop Stealing Sheep, Erik Spiekermann & E.M. Ginger, 1993–2020
- Elements of Typographic Style, Robert Bringhurst, 1992–2013
Web/UI Typography
- Web Typography, Richard Rutter, 2017
- On Web Typography, Jason Santa Maria, 2014
- Flexible Typesetting, Tim Brown, 2018
- UI Typography Reading List, Frank Rausch
Other Reading
- While You’re Reading, Gerard Unger
- Typography FAQ, Stephen Coles on Quora
- Other typography reading lists
Type Sources
Reviews & Recommendations
- Typographica’s Favorites, 2004–2018
- Stephen Coles’ Shortlist
- Type Foundry Directory (by trials, rentals, edu. discount), Matthew Smith
- Foundries who offer educational discounts, Indra Kupferschrift
- Foundries who offer free trials, Mark Johnson & Thomas Drach
- Font Review Journal, Bethany Heck, 2017–2019
- Open Source Font Recommendations, Doug Wilson
- Quality Open Source and Free Fonts: Google, Libre Fonts by Women, Unbounded, Velvetyne